10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond
1. How Low? – “When times are tough, there are certain things that are lower on the priority list than others,” said Dodge Motorsports senior …
Bubble Breakdown: Michael McDowell Into Top 35; Dave Blaney Into Bud Shootout
Forget the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship – the drivers in our Bubble Breakdown are chasing a few goals of their own. With 10 …
And Then There Were 12: Richmond Unkind to David Ragan & Kasey Kahne
After 26 races, over 7,000 laps and waiting out a tropical storm; Sunday’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was the final chance for seven drivers …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2008 Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond
In a Nutshell: The Nationwide Series took to a short track for the second time in three weeks and, also for the second time in …
Tracking the Trucks: 2008 Camping World 200 presented by Honda Power Equipment at Gateway
In a Nutshell: Ron Hornaday Jr. took the checkered flag 0.646 seconds ahead of Dennis Setzer to win the Camping World 200 presented by Honda …
Happy Hour: If Locked in the Chase, Why Race at Richmond?
When the Chase for the Cup was initially conceived (although “conceived” probably isn’t a good word for it… maybe “implemented over a cosmopolitan” works better), …
Driven to the Past: Even NHRA Founding Fathers Can Have a Sense of Humor
Excuse me for getting off stock car racing for this week, folks, but the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals reminded me of one of my favorite …
Scott Speed Diary: Bristol, Dirt-Track Racing & Chasing a Championship
It’s our pleasure to welcome a new, fourth Driver Diary contributor to Frontstretch – Scott Speed. This season has seen the former Formula 1 driver from …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: In David Stremme, Penske Gets Marketability – But What About Driving Ability?
It’d be kind of ironic – given that I wrote a column on driver marketability a few weeks ago – if the topic had been …
Tearing Apart the Trucks: NASCAR Announces an Engine Change & More
Horsepower Reduction Looks to Level Playing Field for Remainder of 2008 This week, NASCAR announced an engine change in the Craftsman Truck Series. Effective Sept. …